Yeah well my cooling system consists of a Fluidyne, twEECer programmed fans, FRPP High Volume water pump, 180 stat, a 60/40 mix of water/coolant and a bottle of water wetter. You would think this would not have any problem cooling my combo. I know my freakin fluidyne is leaking pretty good from the middle of the core and i wonder if that has anything to do with it, or my 180 stat is about three years old and maybe thats acting upHISSIN50 said:Paul's point is right on. Is the little air dam in place under the front end? It helps direct airflow up to the front of the coil as well as creating a low pressure zone behind the coil (both to help air pass through the radiator).
Otherwise, a borderline cooling system can do alright at idle (with the fan supplying a pretty fair amount of air flow, but the engine isnt creating a ton of heat while unstressed). Once under load (at speed), the system simply cannot reject enough heat and becomes overwhelmed.
With that purty combo and living in San Diego, I might assume you have an upgraded radiator? If not, it might be a wise idea. Your temps are like mine (it's 85* today) and we need to go overboard with cooling systems.
Good luck.
WhiteDevil said:Yeah well my cooling system consists of a Fluidyne, twEECer programmed fans, FRPP High Volume water pump, 180 stat, a 60/40 mix of water/coolant and a bottle of water wetter. You would think this would not have any problem cooling my combo. I know my freakin fluidyne is leaking pretty good from the middle of the core and i wonder if that has anything to do with it, or my 180 stat is about three years old and maybe thats acting up. Its not like its WAYY too hot or anything but i would just like it to be more consistant.
The air foil under the bumper is there but i also have a Mach 1 chin spoiler im sure that probably undermines the air foils which are right behind the the chin spoiler.
HISSIN50 said:If not, it might be a wise idea. Your temps are like mine (it's 85* today) and we need to go overboard with cooling systems.
Good luck.
Well mine is definately not overheating just running a litttle warmer. I have logged my ECT and it is pretty much right in line with what my Autometer says give or take a few degrees. Fans dont come on over a certain MPH also.blksn955.o said:a hole in the rad. will bleed off pres. making the coolant not as effective, as it works off a combo of press., fluid, air movement over the fins. I would get that fixed asap.
What are you fans settings at? and have you logged the voltage of the ECT? I had a ECT go out and it made my fans turn on and off (more like not turn on at all). Honestly, though...if your overheating on the hwy though the fans should have little effect.
YIKES i think here in san diego it was in the mid to high 80s too bad i was couped up in my office from 10-6pmGrn92LX said:Damn I was scraping ice off my windows this morning before leaving for work!!!
I may change the thermo soon. Is it ok to run the aluminum radiator stop leak with aluminum heads? Its not going to coagulate in my head water passages or something?fordtech28 said:I had this problem too and I live in Riverside my fluidyne started to leak a little and the car ran a little hot on the freeway I poured in a liquid stop leak by a company named bar they sell it at autozone it fixed my leak and the car ran a little cooler but it also has to do with the airflow on the radiator.I would change out the thermostat put in a mr gasket 180 thermostat keeps my cobra cool between 180 -195 with the A/C on but sometimes it would climb up to 200 when my A/C condenser was partially blocked so check that as well
Hey Shane! Been a while bud, hows ur car running? Thats good to see that its not completely out of whack. I may try the stop leak on the fluidyne first and then if that doesnt fix it i will look into another Fluidyne or a Griffin radiator. And maybe a new 180 thermostat. It might just be more noticable because it has been freakin 85-90 degrees for the past two days.LoudToy958 said:Whats up there JP. Nice to see the car is running. If its just running a bit warmer, that could be normal. My Cobra does the same thing. I know you have aftermarket temp gauge, but those of you that don't would not notice.
I have noticed that my oil temp is about 210* on the freeway, and drops to about 180* - 195ish* in the city(under conservative driving conditions). I have done a lot of reading on this subject to determine if I needed to cool the oil down, but it appers this is quite normal. Not sure if this is any help, but there is a chance it could explain a 10* or more change in you coolant temps.
With the temps you are seeing, I don't know that I would worry too much. Especially in San Diego. I would still look into the radiator leak issue as JT suggested though. That is just something that should not leak....
Catch up to ya soon, Shane
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